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My Dog Stupid (2019)

My Dog Stupid poster
Original title
Mon chien stupide
Directed by
Yvan Attal
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
U
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 193 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A middle-aged writer feels stuck in his life and family. He adopts a big ugly stray dog that shakes things up. The film follows his chaotic attempts to find meaning again.

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What happens

My Dog Stupid (French: Mon chien Stupide) is a 2019 French comedy-drama film directed by Yvan Attal and starring Attal and Charlotte Gainsbourg. The screenplay, written by Attal, Dean Craig and Yaël Langmann, is based on the short story of the same name from John Fante's novella West of Rome, published posthumously in 1986. The film premiered at the 2019 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival and was released in France by StudioCanal on 30 October 2019. As of July 2025, 80% of the 10 critical reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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